ASI 6585 has GPIO

AXIA_milos · Post by **AXIA_milos** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:58 pm

Just a word to anyone reading, I found the other day while assisting a customer that the ASI6585 card has included GPIO function. This wasn't implemented at release of the card. Not sure how an automation system uses the GPIO, that is something between ASI and the delivery system, but either way, nice to know it now has GPIO. If interested in using GPIO, I would suggest approaching the delivery system support team and then maybe ASI.

chrisweiss · Post by **chrisweiss** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:45 pm

We just received an ASI Livewire card and are putting it into an experimental audio server on our NexGen system. I should have an answer on the GPIO question soon. We've been using the multi-channel IP audio driver with GPIO control for about 6 months without issues, but the station pitch shifts its music, and the IP audio driver doesn't deal with this as well as an ASI card can.

clarknovak · Post by **clarknovak** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:44 am

Chris, please post your experience here. I'm sure there's plenty of folks who'd be interested in knowing how this works out.

AXIA_milos · Post by **AXIA_milos** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:21 am

I have a suspicion that there is no interface on the part of ASI to the PC. If this were true, then establishing a TCP connection to the IP address of the ASI card would be the method to observe changes in GPIO. That would be a question for NexGen on how the application would do that.

chrisweiss · Post by **chrisweiss** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:44 pm

Shouldn't the audio server handle communication with the ASI Livewire card at an API level? NexGen can already handle source switching on the Orban PC1100 cards in a similar manner.

AXIA_milos · Post by **AXIA_milos** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:51 am

The API is through port 93 of the IP address of the ASI card. Your delivery system needs to be able to access this. I know NexGen is able to access port 93 of the IP driver, this may be done on the LOOPBACK. But it is only an IP address away for NexGen to be able to do the same with the ASI card.

mpaton · Post by **mpaton** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:06 am

Hi There

Just wondering if anybody has this card's GPIO's working with Nexgen? I am getting errors about a missing IP driver when booting Nexgen up...

Cheers

AXIA_milos · Post by **AXIA_milos** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:38 pm

NexGen interfaces with the GPIO of the IP driver, not with the GPIO of an ASI card.